Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-18
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Il AM SBAND md FATHER.
u ava was a time when looked upon
a thor of "Helen's Babies" as a con-
d n5e5-no, a consumate falsifier. My
Il ,sys that nothing but the durest and
a ,.6ned language should be used In
4 essence of children, and that they
! newer too young to be impressed by
d -orrd arounl them; consequently all
d IN nm call them neutrality-suspicious.
a hsqp avoided since the advent of
4 ,nbopse. our eldest boy; and since
4 .,rival of belmont the most subdued
notbetic looking man that walks the
sof G-answer to the name of
not only at our house, but on the
4 >. from back yards and alleys, from
gbsre and everywhere. Now, as |
.ayiDr. instead of looking upon the
ASA man who manufactured all of
Yarns, I'm prepared to say the half
rTsr told, or else those youngsters
nan saint like to live TO mans estate.
tr. only last week, from the hinder
ofastreet car, | heard shouts of
4 psm oPapa!" and caught glimpse
Eome little ragamuffins wholooked like
&1lint tell exactly whom, but /
,ed with delight when | thought they
some other fellows boys getting a
ride, and he, poor fellow, will soon
Abssing around after police officers,
their whole neighborhood will be in
aproar till the 'iittle dears" are found.
"a hecar passed me rather rapidly, l
n not give them a second glance, but
found myself at the bank where l
n the honor of being cashier. An
II later, when deep in conversation
the president and several of the
ctors, with Beg pardon for the in
&upton, but you are waited immedi-
e saw a big, brawny policeman De
me- who said, John SMITH"
] brain reeled, my knees shook, and
b. eeoud that interviewed before the
re ,ystem collapsed, like drowning
reviewed my whole past life. Had
81 moment of alteration of mind or
lanbulism, robbed the bankY Con-
lg that | had, was just off, when
find pa myself, Del" and "Shut up,
shouted in the next room, acted as
ACnic, and once more blood flowed
Veins, and my heart attended to its
timste business.
be door opened, and the smiles of the
tPany did not add to my complacency
looked upon the boys, who, after
ping their faces in molasses, had Gov
the lower part with pine needles
wife intended to use them for stuff
a head rest'') and made "whiskers
like papa's,' they said, and after &C
. tltally killing one OF the bantams |
bought the day before, they had pulled
The feathers and ornamented their
hen the policeman took them i'm
told him they were going to the
to see papa and he, like wise
at least he thought himself one
Guided TO accompany them and save
distress of the family if their loss be-
known"
gave The man five dollars and told him
Old double it il he would take thsm
e.i mother Immediately, That little
Oh my hands l went back to business,
slightly annoyed, however, by the
ic expression that had overspread
ia'e OF Brown, the teller, who, Pm
1a' never quite forgiven me for win
Julia.
more / thought the more wrathy |
ana decided that both boys should
,0sssd- severely hogged-notwith-
-'1s mad very acute recollections of
wa childhood, and had thought it
os 90 greatly improve upon Solo
and nay fathers method. We had
.o's through thick and thin, though
wa! were trying to pick out little
arm. eyes my wife did shake them,
'4sl Aipa tipped over the steplad-
s5' De, off she threatened to whip
"a "a. W7utto dinner two such gentle
'."e fellows met me at the door
ileIr sweet and rosy faces
ass. hadn't the heart to disturb the
~ serenity, and thought it best TO
As'i i'tile ~ prauks that time.
paPa will you forgive u.s." each
"aa said, and-well, perhaps
y Understand how it ended.
, -'.'s years old and Delemont
.-e other day my wife said it was
asy were in Sunday-school.
..-'2-, 20 much TO risk them in 4
- o..ss children, so she decided
amen. bg taking then to church
.'.e- headache" but when she
50 reProachfully and re-
,-.a re wig is bent" etc, and
she thought Of my DISPOSE
70 CO my duty By my
. -es.ihcatiou and everything
10 .ae way. Everything in
~ Lev and strange. thew sat
Mess and in open eyed won
T ar-t part OF the servic E
graduating myself upon
pace where could rest.
RFsd from the seat to some
--a elia whispered. The little
in trying to elucidate a
-sr- zen and was wondering
sf.,-a .ae congregation were aslep
NJ smell reached my nostrils,
II wife and I saw that nv
aa,- Aa not deceived me, and
's5 =. -. 4atultion she had dis
ags.. sl-pEits. Those little wretcbes
On 1l Aiphonse had evidently
,esi, --a AIKEN Wifi. while Del
- eiaer. III not attem Of